Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Findmypast has just published over 2.5 million records detailing the lives of the British in India from 1698 to 1947. The collection, released in partnership with the British Library, includes:British India Office birth and baptism records 1698-1947British India Office deaths and burials 1749-1947Indian Office wills and probate records 1749-1957India Office East India Company and Civil Service pensions 1749-1947East India Company cadet papersApplications for the civil serviceThe collection, name indexed with links to image originals, is available across the findmypast system including findmypast.com.I'll be searching the collection for my lost relatives, the ones who just disappear from the UK and other online records. They can turn up in unexpected places as one of mine did a few years ago in US military files.